why hierarchies are here to stay and how to manage them more effectively Leavitt, Harold J. creator text Boston Harvard Business School Press 2005 monographic xii, 189 p. ; 25 cm. Why we don't like hierarchies -- Why hierarchies persist -- Humanizing and systemizing : two routes to organizational Eden -- Three changes that shook the hierarchy -- How big hierarchies cope with change -- The manager's authority : a double edged sword -- Beyond hierarchical authority: the middle manager as leader -- Three lessons every manager/leader ought to learn -- Hierarchies, managers and morality. Management Hierarchies Executive ability Employee empowerment Organizational effectiveness Organizational change Leadership Manager FMS 658.4 LEA 1591394988 (hb)